Hello

[Lezah]

I'm from Rockwood, Ontario a little town near Guelph
and we have:

a beautiful conservation area with a lake and trails and ruins
a fantastic little bakery (yummy cookies, cakes, bread) people come from all over to it!
a very nice place to bring up children (school K-8)
close to large cities, but far enough away to feel like country
great neighbours and neighbourhoods
wonderful new fire hall! (DH is a firefighter)

great thread!!

 

[maryann4086]

I love that everyone finds so many wonderful things about their hometown, hope to hear a few more.

 

[Sandyincanada]

Hi all, I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba

Our claims to fame are:

- we have been the Slurpee capitol of the world for several years

- Winnie the Pooh is named after Winnipeg

- the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

- beautiful lakes and beaches...we have a fantastic hot summer (usually, lol)

- The Guess Who
- We had the first elected open gay mayor
- our "nic" is Friendly Manitoba

We are also known for our very very cold but very sunny winters, an odd combo sometimes, lol

 

[PhotobearSam]

Teresa...Come by anytime...I will try to get a DISer friendly rate system going...

 

[East Coaster]

Hi!
I'm Bette from Moncton, NB.

- Call Centre Mecca
- Shopping Capital of NB
- Famous Magnetic Hill
- Can't forget the Tidal Bore!
- 26 km from Shediac

And as Photo Bear Says The most Tim's per capita.

 

[maryann4086]

Anyone else? I think we are missing a few provinces.

 

[peigirl]

And my favorite, Matt Minglewood.

Paula

Originally posted by SplashMom
Hello!

I'm from Cape Breton Island, known for:

* spectacular scenery

* fabulous musical talent, like The Rankins, Bruce Gouthro and The Cottars

* the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

* the Celtic Colours music festival

* the famous "tar ponds"

* friendly people who love to visit Disney!

 

[peigirl]

Stratford, Prince Edward Island

population 7000 appx

PEI is known for

Potatoes
Lobster
Birthplace of Confederation
Anne of Green Gables
2 ways to get off the island - take a ferry or take "The LinK' Confederation Bridge
Red soil
Laid back lifestyle
NO Canned pop or beer. Boo

Paula

 

[diz karen]

I live in Ottawa now.
Home of:
The parliament buildings
The longest skateway in the world - the Rideau Canal
Lots of great green spaces
Lots of great museums
Beavertails

I grew up in Granby, Quebec which is
part of the eastern townships which is a beautiful area with mountains and fields and farms and vinyards.
My family have lived in the eastern townships since the queen gave them land to come and settle there. I am sorry to have moved away, but language and jobs forced me to. I still consider it home though.

PEIgirl - I am curious, why is there no canned pop or beer there?

 

[peigirl]

PEIgirl - I am curious, why is there no canned pop or beer there? [/B][/QUOTE]

I believe it began years ago when an Island family operated the Pepsi plant so in order to protect them, the gov't banned all carbonated drinks and canned beer. We also do not have plastic pop bottles. It is really expensive to buy pop here so when most islanders go "across" they stock up on cans and 2 litres. When we see someone drinking from a can, we almost drool. lol

prices are something like this: 1.50 for a 355 ml bottle, 1.75 for 75ml bottle and about $3 for a 1.5 lt. This includes the tax and deposit. .80 deposit on a 1.5 lt.

Now they say that there would be more litter if they allowed cans but I would rather drive over a can than a bottle.

 

[Chickkypoo]

No one has posted from Saskatchewan yet, so I'll be the first...

Regina, Saskatchewan is known for:

*The Queen City
*Capital city of Saskatchewan
*Saskatchewan Roughriders
*RCMP Training Acadamy
*University of Regina
*Canadian Western Agribition
*Buffalo Days
*City Pride (The I Love Regina Campaign is a good example)
*One of the cheapest cities to live in
*It's so flat out here that if your dog runs away, you can see him for miles (ok, it's not that bad, but we like to tell people that )

~Jamie-Lyn~

 

[filet1970]

Not a whole lot of people from Quebec in this neck of the wood so here goes!
MONTREAL
Great big city but you easily feel secure at night, bilingual (or rather multilingual), great restaurants, great nightlife, one festival follows the other during summer (Jazz, Just for laughs, etc) ...not to be missed! The Olympic stadium, the Bell Center and the Canadiens, the St-Joseph Oratory, the Mont-Royal (and it's cross), the Formula one and Cart races, the Old Port, the museums, the shopping, the women, the men, ........the joie de vivre!!!!!!!!!! God I'm missing a lot of stuff here....close to the Laurentides and the Eastern Townships and all the outdoor activities that you can imagine!

PS PhotobearSam (Samantha and Robert), I stayed two nights at your hotel (Chalets Gaudet) this summer and it was definetely a lot better that the other places I'd seen in New Brunswick until then (room and money). You guys keep it up! Loved Shediac and for those who love beaches, you will not be disappointed! Did you guys finally had a chance to do that lobster cruise?

 

[princess pooh]

Thanks for representing Montreal Filet1970 . Don't forget about those long lunches on a terrasse when the weather gets warm. That's my favourite sign of spring

 

[filet1970]

God Princess pooh! I'm trying to forget about terrrasses....we're about to say goodbye to them for about 6 months and your talk is making me want to cry and crave for a good beer (or 2, 3, etc)!

 

[princess pooh]

Sorry, I'm still in denial about the weather